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No.123,684. fig-1 Patented Feb.13,1a72.

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GEORGE W. DUNGAN AND WARREN WASSON, OF GENOA, NEVADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-HOLDERS.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,684, dated February13, 1872.

Specification describing a new and Improved Bag-Holder, invented by GEORGE W. DUNGAN and WARREN WAssoN, of Genoa, in the county l struction.Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Our invention has for its object to furnish an improved device forholding bags, sacks, Ste., while being filled with grain or othersubstances, and which shall be simple in con struction and convenient inuse; and it consists in the construction and combination of the variousparts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are four posts or standards, the lower ends of which are securelyattached to the four cornersof the base-frame B. O is the movablebottom, which moves up and down on the standards A, which thus serve asguides. The ends of the movable bottom G, when fully lowered, rest uponthe cleats D, attached to the outer sides of the lower ends of the sideposts A, and which rise a little above the stationary bottom orbase-frame B, to prevent the movable bottom C from resting upon thebaseA frame B. To each end of the movable bottom C, near its corners,are attached the lower ends of two straps, E, the upper ends of whichare brought together, and are attached to a lever, F. The levers F arepivoted to the outer sides of the front posts A. The inner ends of thelevers F overlap the outer sides of the rear posts A, so that they maycatch upon pins, screws, notches, ratchet-teeth, or other stops, G, tosupport the movable bottom O at any desired elevation. By thisconstruction the mov- PATENT OFFICE,

able bottom C may be adjusted at any desired elevation, according to thelength of the bag or sack to be filled, or raised and lowered to settlethe grain in said bags or sacks, or raised to enable the iilled bag orsack to be more conveniently removed. The flexible straps E also enablethe levers F to be turned up into avertical position along the outersides of the posts A, so as to be out of the way when not required foruse. The upper ends of the posts A are connected and held in theirproper relative positions by cross-,bars H upon three sides of theholder, the fourth or front side being left free, for convenience inputting in and taking out the bags or sacks. To the upper ends of theposts A are attached knobs or buttons I to pass through vholes in thestraps J. To the lower or inner ends of the strapsJ are attached hooksK, upon which the bag or sack to be filled is hooked. Several holes areformed in the straps J to receive the buttons I, so that the said strapsJ may be adjusted according to the length or size of the bag or sack tobe iilled.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The combination of the movable bottom O,flexible straps E, levers F, stops G, perforated straps J, hooks K, andknobs or buttons I, with the frame-workA B D H, substantially as hereinshown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE WV. DUNGAN. WARREN WASSON.

Witnesses GEORGE HERMAN, FREDK. FURTH.

